unga
/uŋa/
- ideophone
- variant: unga unga
- dialects/origins: Karanga, Manyika, Zezuru
- English translation
- gunpowder
- A black, granular, explosive substance, consisting of an intimate mechanical mixture of niter, charcoal, and sulphur. It is used in gunnery and blasting.
last updated: Monday, August 12, 2019 at 1:31:40 PM Central European Summer Time
unga
/uŋa/
- verb
- dialects/origins: Karanga, Zezuru
- English translation
- tingle
- To feel a kind of thrilling sensation, as in hearing a shrill sound.
| Shona | English |
|---|---|
| unga | tingle (singular) |
| ungai | tingle (plural) |
| Shona | English |
|---|---|
| Ndicha unga | I will tingle |
| ucha unga | you will tingle (singular) |
| mucha unga | you will tingle (plural) |
| acha unga | he/she will tingle |
| ticha unga | we will tingle |
| vacha unga | they will tingle |
| chicha unga | it will tingle |
last updated: Monday, August 12, 2019 at 1:31:40 PM Central European Summer Time
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